A lens of focal length 25.0 cm forms an image 37.5 cm from the lens. What was the object distance?

it can be 15 or 75

Explanation:

using this equation

f = focal length

so = object distance

si = image distance

since we do not now what lens used, I assume from the problem the lens are positive (convex) but I don't know the image position because lens have two side.

1. the positif lens with negative image distance (it means object and image are in the same side of lens)

1/25 = 1/so - 1/37.5

1/so = 1/25 + 1/37.5 = 1/15

so = 15 cm in front of the lens (same side with the image)

2. the positif lens with positive image distance (it means object and image are not in the same side of lens)

1/25 = 1/so + 1/37.5

1/so = 1/25 - 1/37.5 = 1/75

so = 75 cm in front of the lens (not in the same side with the image)

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explanation:

i had this question and the answer was 3.15 miles.

martina travels from school to her mom's office. from there, she walks to school. after school, she walks to the library and then to a friends house before finally ending back at home. find martina's total distance traveled.

a) 0 miles  

b) 0.4 miles  

c) 1 mile  

d) 3.15 miles